Tutorial #1: Getting Started with HTML5
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document type declaration (or doctype) - ANSWER- a processing instruction
indicating the markup language used in the document
- the first line in an HTML file
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> - ANSWERtag marks the beginning of the HTML document
<head> - ANSWERtag marks the *document head* containing information about the
document host (or a node) - ANSWERcan be any device that is capable of sending
and/or receiving data electronically
server - ANSWERa host that provides information or a service to other devices on
the network
client - ANSWERa computer or other device that receives a service
client-server network - ANSWERin this network, clients access information provided
by one or more users
local area network - ANSWERa network confined to a small geographic area, such
as within a building or department
HTML comment - ANSWERa descriptive note added to the HTML file
<meta> - ANSWERtag marks metadata containing information about the document
<title> - ANSWERtag marks the page title that appears on the browser title bar or
browser tab
<body> - ANSWERtag marks the *document body* containing all of the content that
will appear in the page
- element is always placed after the *head* element
opening tag - ANSWERmarks the start of the element content; this tag marks the
start of the page footer
closing tag - ANSWERmarks the end of the element content; this tag marks the end
of the page footer
, network - ANSWERa structure in which information and services are shared among
devices
wide area network (WAN) - ANSWERa network that covers a wide area, such as
several buildings or cities
- the largest *WAN* in existence is the *Internet*
World Wide Web (or the Web) - ANSWER- Timothy Berners-Lee and other
researchers at the CERN nuclear research facility near Geneva, Switzerland laid, the
foundations for the _____ ____ ___ in 1989
- They developed a system of interconnected *hypertext* documents that allowed
their users to easily navigate from one topic to another
hypertext - ANSWERa method of organization in which data sources are
interconnected through a series of *links* or *hyperlinks* that users can activate to
jump from one piece of information to another
- created by enclosing content within a set of opening and closing *<a>* tags like:
*<a href="url">content</a>*
where *url* is *Uniform Resource Locator (URL)*
web page - ANSWEREach document on the web is referred to as a ___ ____.
web servers - ANSWERWeb pages are stores on ___ _______.
web browser - ANSWERDocuments on the web are accessed through a software
program called a ___ _______.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - ANSWERcreated a set of standards or
specifications for all browser manufacturers to follow
- has no enforcement power
- recommendations are usually followed since a uniform approach to Web page
creation is beneficial to everyone
XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language) - ANSWERa different version of
HTML enforced with a stricter set of standards
HTML5 - ANSWERwas developed as the de facto standard for the next generation
of HTML
- older features of HTML are often *deprecated*, or phased out; you may need to
use them if you are supporting older browsers
tools for working with HTML - ANSWER- basic text editor such as Windows Notepad
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document type declaration (or doctype) - ANSWER- a processing instruction
indicating the markup language used in the document
- the first line in an HTML file
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> - ANSWERtag marks the beginning of the HTML document
<head> - ANSWERtag marks the *document head* containing information about the
document host (or a node) - ANSWERcan be any device that is capable of sending
and/or receiving data electronically
server - ANSWERa host that provides information or a service to other devices on
the network
client - ANSWERa computer or other device that receives a service
client-server network - ANSWERin this network, clients access information provided
by one or more users
local area network - ANSWERa network confined to a small geographic area, such
as within a building or department
HTML comment - ANSWERa descriptive note added to the HTML file
<meta> - ANSWERtag marks metadata containing information about the document
<title> - ANSWERtag marks the page title that appears on the browser title bar or
browser tab
<body> - ANSWERtag marks the *document body* containing all of the content that
will appear in the page
- element is always placed after the *head* element
opening tag - ANSWERmarks the start of the element content; this tag marks the
start of the page footer
closing tag - ANSWERmarks the end of the element content; this tag marks the end
of the page footer
, network - ANSWERa structure in which information and services are shared among
devices
wide area network (WAN) - ANSWERa network that covers a wide area, such as
several buildings or cities
- the largest *WAN* in existence is the *Internet*
World Wide Web (or the Web) - ANSWER- Timothy Berners-Lee and other
researchers at the CERN nuclear research facility near Geneva, Switzerland laid, the
foundations for the _____ ____ ___ in 1989
- They developed a system of interconnected *hypertext* documents that allowed
their users to easily navigate from one topic to another
hypertext - ANSWERa method of organization in which data sources are
interconnected through a series of *links* or *hyperlinks* that users can activate to
jump from one piece of information to another
- created by enclosing content within a set of opening and closing *<a>* tags like:
*<a href="url">content</a>*
where *url* is *Uniform Resource Locator (URL)*
web page - ANSWEREach document on the web is referred to as a ___ ____.
web servers - ANSWERWeb pages are stores on ___ _______.
web browser - ANSWERDocuments on the web are accessed through a software
program called a ___ _______.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - ANSWERcreated a set of standards or
specifications for all browser manufacturers to follow
- has no enforcement power
- recommendations are usually followed since a uniform approach to Web page
creation is beneficial to everyone
XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language) - ANSWERa different version of
HTML enforced with a stricter set of standards
HTML5 - ANSWERwas developed as the de facto standard for the next generation
of HTML
- older features of HTML are often *deprecated*, or phased out; you may need to
use them if you are supporting older browsers
tools for working with HTML - ANSWER- basic text editor such as Windows Notepad
